Two boys struck by lightning on the West Side

By David G. Palacio, Staff Writer

Updated 8:20 am, Friday, September 6, 2013

Two young boys were rushed to the hospital Thursday evening after reportedly being struck by lightning on the West Side.

A San Antonio Fire Department spokesman said boys aged 8 and 7 were in the 4700 block of Barons Ridge Drive when they apparently were hit by lightning. The spokesman did not know what the boys were doing when they were struck shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday. Other details also were unavailable.

SAFD took the 8-year-old to a hospital in critical condition. The 7-year-old was not in critical condition, but was taken to the hospital as a precaution, the spokesman said.